@article{8790,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Electromyography, Humans, leprosy, Male, Motor Neurons, Muscle, Skeletal, Neural Conduction, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Senegal, Sensory Receptor Cells, Sicily},
  author = {Aridon P and Ragonese P and Mazzola MA and Terruso V and Palermo A and D'Amelio M and Savettieri G},
  title = {Leprosy: report of a case with severe peripheral neuropathy.},
  abstract = {<p>Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, with cutaneous and neurological manifestations. Leprosy is very rare in Europe but some cases are reported, especially among people coming from endemic areas. Here, we report a case of Hansen's disease and emphasize the importance of a prompt diagnosis and treatment also in non-endemic areas.</p>},
  year = {2010},
  journal = {Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology},
  volume = {31},
  pages = {75-7},
  month = {2010 Feb},
  issn = {1590-3478},
  doi = {10.1007/s10072-009-0152-5},
  language = {eng},
}